It’s pretty well-established that early humans outside of Africa mated with Neanderthals. For example, through DNA testing, I learned that I have an only slightly less-than-average share of Neanderthal myself. Now we learn that people of west African heritage have … Continue reading →
Some people have advanced a theory to explain Iran’s failure to do damage to US personnel in Iraq in this latest attack: the Iranians missed on purpose. Well, maybe. But others strongly disagree: The top US general made clear Wednesday … Continue reading →
A year ago, right after the terribly destructive fires in northern California, PG&E was heavily criticized for not having cut the power sufficiently when the winds blew. Now they are criticized for cutting the power when the winds blow and … Continue reading →
I started reading this article about how “desire and dread” are linked, using the example of rock climbing. It’s not much of an article, but this part certainly drew my attention [my emphasis]: In the early 2000s, Berridge designed an … Continue reading →
The other night I happened across a documentary on TLC entitled “Inseparable: Joined.” Here’s an article about the people the documentary explored: the conjoined Hogan twins of Canada, who are joined at the brain: Craniopagus twins, joined at the head, … Continue reading →
Glick starts out this way: The US media coverage of the Israeli election has misrepresented the results of Tuesday’s vote. This isn’t necessarily deliberate. Israeli elections are inscrutable for most foreigners, particularly for Americans who are used to the clarity … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a big topic, and so my plan is to tackle it in segments.] There’s a great deal of fear going around about what is now known as climate change and what is more accurately described as anthropogenic … Continue reading →
All of a sudden I see the phrase nearly everywhere: “under-resourced schools.” I get a number of magazines from the varied colleges I attended, and I skim them over now and then and even sometimes read an article or two … Continue reading →
Here’s a report: Global warming alarmist Dr. Michael Mann of Penn State University has lost his multimillion dollar libel suit in British Columbia. Not only did he lose, the suit was thrown out and Mann was ordered to pay defendant … Continue reading →
This is not good news: Now, it appears there is hard data clearly demonstrating that solar power is contributing to higher levels of air pollution in North Carolina, which has the second-most solar of any state in the country. This … Continue reading →
The other night I was in New York City and encountered what I immediately decided was a microburst. We were walking (there’s a lot of walking in New York) to a restaurant, and it began to rain. It was a … Continue reading →
You’ve probably already heard this: An autopsy on the body of Jeffrey Epstein revealed the convicted sex offender had several broken bones in his neck, including the hyoid bone, according to a report. The hyoid bone, which is near the … Continue reading →